The problem with the tales of benefits queens with flat screen TVs and new cars every year is people don't know the ins and outs of personal finances, family help or just why certain benefits are paid.
The DATA from the DWP themselves shows that benefit fraud is very low and actually costs less than the benefits that people are entitled to but go unclaimed.
The same with those who say " my friends xyz, blah, blah lifestyle choice." the data proves that people who stay on benefits as a lifestyle choice are few and far between.
Then we move to tax credits, most on tax credits will eventually come off them, and work full time. Now, in order to facilitate that we give tax credits to make work incentivised ( you know the same reason we lower the highest rate of tax and corporation tax) so that it gives you a benefit of being in work. Take that away and people may see that staying at home on claiming benefits is actually better cause that way they see their kids, they might be poor, but they're not working all day to pay childcare to see very little as an end results.
Also during this time we lose skills as people who are out of work for forget what they have been trained or just get out of practice.
I don't get why the Tories can be so duplicitous, and people on here can't see it. Whats good for the goose is good for the gander, if we called tax credits "work incentives" would that take away some of the stigma?